South African Stephen Townley Bassett creates detailed replicas of rock art using traditional materials and methods, ...

“It was at the base of a popular rock climbing route,” he said. Acts of vandalism as destructive as the spray-painted graffiti are rare, Magnuson said. The last instance was two years ...

In a new study we turned our ears to a rock painting in the Cederberg Mountains in South Africa’s Western Cape province. The human figures in this painting have previously been interpreted as ...

Researchers successfully date Australia's oldest intact rock painting, using pioneering radiocarbon technique. A two-metre-long painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia's Kimberley region has ...

The kangaroo painting, shown alongside an illustration giving a clear view of the lines drawn by the artist, is Australia's oldest known rock art. Nature Human Behavior Researchers have discovered ...